Espresso Kahlua Brownies

Guess what was in my Christmas stocking?  Give up?  Okay, a block of dark baking chocolate.  What, not everyone gets cooking supplies in their stocking?  I love to get cooking and baking supplies, any time!

A block of baking chocolate has brownies written all over it.  If you are looking for a slightly different tasting brownie, you will love these.  If you need something to bring to a gathering, these would be great.  We really loved them in our house and they didn’t last long and there was a squabble over the last brownie.  I guess I will have to make more!

These are more chewy than cake-like and have a subtle coffee flavor.

If you try them, be sure to let me know if you liked them.

Recipe adapted from: Epicurious

Ingredients:

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons instant espresso powder  (I used 1 and 1/2 tablespoons)
• 2 tablespoons Kahlúa or other coffee-flavored liqueur ( I used 1 and 1/2 tablespoons)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Gather all your ingredients:

In the small glass bowl, I have sifted the flour, baking powder and salt together.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare a 9 inch square baking pan by greasing and flouring.

Here is a great tip: use the butter wrapper to grease the pan. You might need a little more, but it usually does the trick.

In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and butter.  Then set aside to cool.

The butter and chocolate mixture melted.

Using your electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder and Kahlua for about 2 minutes.

Store brownies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. This information may be totally irrelevant because in reality, they won’t last that long! At least in my house they didn’t. 😉

 

 

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

1 hrs 5 mins

 

This is an awesome brownie recipe to try, especially for coffee lovers!

Course: Brownies

Cuisine: Dessert, Snack

Servings: 25

Ingredients

• 1 cup stick unsalted butter cut into pieces, 1/2
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cups and 1/4 sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons instant espresso powder I used 1 and 1/2 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee flavored liqueur I used 1 and 1/2 tablespoons
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9 inch square baking pan by greasing with butter and flour.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and butter. Stir and set aside to cool.
4. Using your electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder and Kahlua until mixture is thickened and pale.
5. Add chocolate mixture and blend.
6. Beat in the flour mixture until just blended. Do not over mix!
7. Pour batter into prepared pan.
8. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with crumbs adhering to it.
9. Cool brownies on rack before cutting into 25 squares.
10. Store brownies in airtight container for up to 5 days.